Knobs vs Pulls on Upper Portion of Tall Cabinets & Style Choice

19 hours ago

I am adding wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling cabinets in a kitchen hallway. Please help me decide on knobs vs pulls for the top of my new tall pantry cabinets, and which pull style. For the bottom 60" door on the tall cabinet, I will use a 12" pull. What do I do for the top 17" door? Do I get a 6" pull or use a knob to match the rest of my uppers?

One wall of my current kitchen for style example.

Knob & pull options.

Pull only options.

My favorite is the Versa or the smooth bar pull. My house is a craftsman/farmhouse style.

Where would you place the bottom pull on the tall cabinet? The rest of my cabinets are "traditional," where the knob is centered in the corner of both the horizontal and vertical stile. Do I put the bottom hole of the pull in the same centered location or move it up to be even with the top of the bottom stile? Example below.

Here is a rough floorplan of the kitchen space. The hallway is on the right and attaches the kitchen to a bathroom.

Actual hallway in question. Cabinets will be on the left. Yes it will be tight.

Thanks for the advice!

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Comments (7)

thinkof129
17 hours ago
Given the tight passage, knobs might offer less surface to catch clothes/body parts. Is it possible to use push latches and avoid projecting hardware?
Lyn Nielson
17 hours ago
I prefer pulls only. easier to open for all ages.
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Boss Design Center
16 hours ago
pulls on both doors, and pick the smooth bar pull since it suits craftsman and farmhouse. a 6 inch pull on the 17 inch door looks proportional, while a knob up high can feel like an afterthought next to a 12 inch pull. for placement, line up the bottom of the pull with the top of the lower stile instead of the corner so it sits at a natural reach height. keep the same finish across the whole run and mock it up with painter's tape first.
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JUDY GRAHAM
14 hours ago

Vertical pulls on doors, knobs on cabinets
farmhousefixer
Original Author
7 hours ago
Sounds like everyone is 50/50 on the knobs vs pulls. lol
laoye laoye
7 hours ago
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7 hours ago
I'd go with the 6 inch smooth bar pull on the top door too. I have pulls on my tall pantry doors and knobs on the uppers, and the pull is much easier to grab up high, especially with a full hand. It also keeps the tall cabinet looking like one piece instead of mixing hardware on the same door.